Downe House School

Analysis

Downe House School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thatcham. It was registered in November 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02645228). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Downe House School reported income of £29.6m and spending of £29.0m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £21.2m to £29.6m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Downe House School sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The London Orphan Asylum (Reed's School) (£29.6m), St Paul's Girls' School (£29.7m) and Rothamsted Research Limited (£29.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, trading 5.0%, donations and legacies 3.3% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Reserves of £1 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 466 people.